Ineos Oxide Narrows Site Selection for U.S. EO, EG and Derivatives Complex

8:15 AM MST | December 5, 2011 | Natasha Alperowicz

Ineos Oxide has narrowed down its site selection process for a previously announced ethylene oxide (EO), ethylene glycol (EG) and derivatives manufacturing complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company said on Friday that it is considering Plaquemine, LA; Battleground, La Porte, TX; and Chocolate Bayou, TX as the potential sites for the complex. Ineos will carry out a final detailed feasibility study for each of the locations, as part of the company’s strategy to grow its global business over the next few years. “Following our announcement earlier...